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  West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 Researchers have discovered a new reaction mechanism that could be used to improve catalyst designs for pollution control systems to further reduce emissions of smog-causing nitrogen oxides in diesel exhaust. The research focuses on a type of catalyst called zeolites, workhorses in petroleum and chemical refineries and in emission-control systems for diesel engines. New catalyst designs are needed to reduce the emission of nitrogen oxides, or NOx, because current technologies only work well ... read more |
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Ukraine works to chart new energy strategyWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017 A Ukrainian government working to break out from under a Russian shadow said it's developed a road map for a sustainable energy future. ... more 
OPEC congratulates Iran's oil minister on reappointmentWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017 OPEC looks forward to a durable and constructive relationship with member state Iran, its secretary general told the country's reappointed oil minister, Bijan Zanganeh. ... more 
KBR makes strides in the Middle East and West African marketsWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017 U.S. engineering company KBR said it would help the Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. find ways to develop a giant gas field, its second such project in a week. ... more 
Oil retreats after Friday's market rallyWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017 Following Friday's big rally, crude oil prices turned somewhat lower early Monday as oil officials met in Vienna to discuss the impact of a balancing act. ... more |
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More drilling planned for offshore NorwayWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017 The government of Norway, one of Europe's leading oil and gas producers, said it signed off on new exploration and production opportunities in the North Sea. ... more 
Total snatches up Maersk Oil for $7.45 billionWashington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017 French supermajor Total said Monday it would become the second-largest operator in northwest Europe through a deal to acquire Danish producer Maersk Oil. ... more 
PZ Projects launches novel platform for registering natural gas tradesTel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 Israel's P.Z. Projects is launching a novel software platform that enables the registering of transactions between companies that are active in the global natural gas sector. Developed over a two-ye ... more 
Sanchez Energy takes cash for Eagle Ford acreageWashington (UPI) Aug 18, 2017 The sale of assets in the Eagle Ford shale increases liquidity and the value of shareholders, the head of Sanchez Energy said. ... more 
Permian basin production could accelerateWashington (UPI) Aug 18, 2017 The expansion of a Texas oil pipeline is likely to support more production from the prolific Permian shale basin, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said. ... more
Soft start for crude oil, but a ceiling appears in sightWashington (UPI) Aug 18, 2017 Crude oil prices drifted around neutrality early Friday in a sign that balance was more about offsetting factors than a drain on global inventory levels. ... more |
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Mixed bag for July production from NorwayWashington (UPI) Aug 18, 2017 Total production of oil and natural gas from Norway in July was about 5 percent higher the previous month, but lower than the government said it expected. ... more 
Effort mounts to expand U.S. offshore drillingWashington (UPI) Aug 18, 2017 After a rebound in the value of high bids for oil and gas acreage in the Gulf of Mexico, industry supporters said it was time to push for greater access. ... more 
Minnesota starts new phase for Enbridge pipeline reviewWashington (UPI) Aug 18, 2017 A final review of a pipeline carrying heavy Canadian crude oil through Minnesota will help regulators reach a decision on Enbridge plans, a state agency said. ... more 
Gazprom's gas exports inch higherWashington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017 Russia natural gas company Gazprom said it's scaling up its deliveries to consumers that would be fed eventually by a pipeline through Turkey. ... more |
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  University Park PA (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
With more than two dozen companies in Pennsylvania manufacturing potato chips, it is no wonder that researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences have developed a novel approach to more efficiently convert potato waste into ethanol. This process may lead to reduced production costs for biofuel in the future and add extra value for chip makers.
Using potato mash made from the ... more Mexico City (AFP) Aug 17, 2017Mexico's prickly pear cactus: energy source of the future?  Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2017Additive selectively converts CO2 to multicarbon fuels  Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 31, 2017New light-activated catalyst grabs CO2 to make ingredients for fuel |
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 Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
Sensitized solar cells consisting of a molecular or solid-state sensitizer that serves to collect light and inject an electron into a substrate that favors their migration are among the most studied photovoltaic systems at present.
Despite its importance in determining the potential of a photovoltaic device, current methods for monitoring the interfacial electron transfer remain ambiguous. ... more Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Aug 22, 2017Midsummer receives two new orders for its DUO thin film solar cell manufacturing system  Onna, Japan (SPX) Aug 21, 2017The power of perovskite  Dandong, China (AFP) Aug 20, 2017China's solar panels shine spotlight on North Korea trade |
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 La Ventosa, Mexico (AFP) Aug 19, 2017 
Cain Lopez looks tiny standing near the seven enormous wind turbines that tower over his farm in the Mexican village of La Ventosa.
In this gusty rural region near the Pacific coast, the wind is so strong it sometimes flips over cars and even trailer trucks.
Lopez always considered it a curse, until an international energy company came along and said it wanted to build these 40-meter (13 ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017U.S. extends wind energy taproots into Zambia  Richland WA (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Night vision for bird- and bat-friendly offshore wind power  Washington (UPI) Aug 9, 2017Norway's Statoil reshapes hold of giant wind farm off the British coast |
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 Abu Dhabi (AFP) Aug 21, 2017  At first glance, the long hallway seems abandoned. But behind glass walls, in soundproof offices, engineers and physicists are putting the final touches to the Arab world's first nuclear programme.
At the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) in Abu Dhabi, dozens of employees are reviewing the 15,000-page application for the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, scheduled to launch next ye ... more Paris, France (SPX) Aug 21, 2017129I waste used to track ocean currents for 15,000 km after discharge from nuclear plants  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 16, 2017Analysis highlights failings in US's advanced nuclear program  Strasbourg, France (AFP) Aug 15, 2017Clashes at anti-nuclear demo in France |
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 Paris (SPX) Aug 21, 2017 
New data provides the first proof that the Earth has a natural thermostat which enables the planet to recover from extremes of climate change - but the recovery timescales are significant. This work was presented at the Goldschmidt conference in Paris, and has just been published in the peer-reviewed journal Geochemical Perspectives Letters*.
The idea of a natural temperature thermostat wa ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017Asian Development Bank finds new climate finance stream  Washington DC (SPX) Aug 17, 2017Incomplete drought recovery may be the new normal  Washington (UPI) Aug 14, 2017Heat map showcases extreme temperatures in Southern Europe |
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 Berlin (AFP) Aug 21, 2017 
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that trust must be restored in diesel cars after the emissions cheating scandal and spoke out against plans to ban them from some inner cities.
She said she was "angered" by German auto giants who in the "dieselgate" scandal either broke the law or used legal loopholes, but also pointed to the at least 800,000 jobs in the crucial industrial sector. ... more Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2017China's Great Wall Motor plans Fiat Chrysler purchase  Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Uber's ousted CEO calls investor lawsuit unfounded  Manila (AFP) Aug 15, 2017Uber bows to Philippines suspension after show of defiance |
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 Tal Al-Hessan, Iraq (AFP) Aug 21, 2017  Iraqi forces closed in Monday on Tal Afar on the second day of an offensive against the last major bastion of the Islamic State group in the country's north, seizing several villages around the city.
In the desert plains around Tal Afar, convoys of tanks and armoured vehicles could be seen heading for the jihadist-held city, raising huge clouds of dust.
The offensive launched at dawn Sun ... more Baghdad (AFP) Aug 20, 2017Iraq begins battle to retake Tal Afar, IS bastion near Mosul: PM Ankara (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Iran general slams Iraq referendum plan during Erdogan talks  Baghdad (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Iraq readies to retake another IS bastion: officials |
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 Seoul (AFP) Aug 21, 2017  Seoul and Washington began annual war games on Monday, with South Korean President Moon Jae-In warning the nuclear-armed North not to use them as an excuse to perpetuate the "vicious cycle" of tensions.
Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops are taking part in the "Ulchi Freedom Guardian" joint military drills, a largely computer-simulated exercise that runs for two weeks in the Sou ... more Seoul (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Joint exercises could send Korea tensions soaring again  Tehran (AFP) Aug 20, 2017Iran's top priority to protect nuclear deal from US: Rouhani  Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017Lockheed Martin receives contract for Trident II nuclear missile |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2017 
Life may be stranger than fiction for an award-winning Chinese crime writer who has been arrested in connection with a quadruple-homicide that took place more than two decades ago.
For 22 years, police in eastern Zhejiang province tried to crack the cold case of how a family ended up dead in the guesthouse they ran.
They filled stacks upon stacks of notepads with possible suspects and le ... more Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 20, 2017Crowds rally in Hong Kong after activists jailed  London (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Outcry as UK publisher censors content for China  Beijing (AFP) Aug 22, 2017China rights lawyer confesses in 'subversion' trial |
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 Freetown (AFP) Aug 19, 2017  The death toll from a mudslide and flooding that struck Sierra Leone's capital Freetown has reached 441, the government said on Saturday.
"Four hundred and forty-one corpses (were) buried as at yesterday," the deputy minister of information and communication, Cornelius Deveaux, told AFP, adding that the number of missing was "still being calculated."
A tally of deaths, issued on Friday b ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2017Africa Endeavor 2017 communications conference starts in Malawi  New Delhi (AFP) Aug 12, 2017Dalai Lama cancels Botswana trip with 'exhaustion'  Maiduguri, Nigeria (AFP) Aug 12, 2017UN says Nigeria relations 'intact' after unauthorised raid |
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 New Delhi (AFP) Aug 17, 2017 
India approved a $650 million purchase of six attack choppers Thursday from US aviation giant Boeing, officials said, as it boosts its military might amid border tensions with China and Pakistan.
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), which approves big-ticket purchases, gave the green light to acquire six additional Apache helicopters after 22 were bought as part of a $2.5 billion deal in 2 ... more Washington (UPI) Aug 17, 2017L3 receives contract for Kuwaiti KC-130J work  Washington (AFP) Aug 16, 2017US Army chopper disappears on Hawaii training mission  Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Troubled Cathay loses HK$2.05 billion in first half 2017 |
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 Washington (AFP) Aug 18, 2017 
The United States on Friday formally launched a trade investigation into China's intellectual property practices and forced transfer of American technology, which President Donald Trump had called for this week.
"On Monday, President Trump instructed me to look into Chinese laws, policies, and practices which may be harming American intellectual property rights, innovation, or technology dev ... more Washington (AFP) Aug 17, 2017US in 'economic war' with China, says Trump strategist Bannon  Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2017China's Xi calls for more imports and more 'open economy'  Sydney (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Australia to regulate virtual currency exchanges like Bitcoin |
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 Istanbul (AFP) Aug 21, 2017 
Tresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday warned a top Turkish general who played a key role in defeating last year's failed coup and led a cross-border operation in Syria that he must accept a surprise demotion without rancour.
In a rare show of tension between the military and Erdogan, Turkish media reported that Lieutenant General Zekai Aksakalli had wanted to resign from the armed forces ... more New Delhi (AFP) Aug 21, 2017India says China stand-off will end soon  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 18, 2017Top American general says attack on Japan same as on US  Narita, Japan (AFP) Aug 17, 2017New US envoy reassures Japan over security pact |
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 Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 17, 2017 
Trees have the ability to capture and remove pollutants from the soil and degrade them through natural processes in the plant. It's a feat of nature companies have used to help clean up polluted sites, though only in small-scale projects. Now, a probiotic bacteria for trees can boost the speed and effectiveness of this natural cycle, providing a microbial partner to help protect trees from the t ... more Phnom Penh (AFP) July 13, 2017Cambodia bans overseas exports of coastal sand  Paris (AFP) Aug 16, 2017Treaty to curb mercury exposure takes effect  Ottawa (AFP) Aug 14, 2017Canada looking to add environmental protections to NAFTA |
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 Bunia, Dr Congo (AFP) Aug 21, 2017 
The death toll from a landslide that swept over a fishing village on the banks of a lake in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 140, the government said Monday.
"We estimate that there at least a hundred bodies buried underneath the rumble of large rocks that fell on the 48 destroyed homes," the deputy governor of Ituri Province, Pacifique Keta, told AFP.
The landslide occurred ... more Yangon (AFP) Aug 21, 2017Myanmar man faces jail for speaking about child soldier past  Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Aug 21, 2017Brazilian army, police raid violent Rio favelas  Jaipur, India (AFP) Aug 20, 2017Low-cost prostheses offer Indian amputees a second chance |
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